Weekly Commentary: PSR Poll of Palestinians in Eastern Jerusalem finds shift
towards Israel as compared to 2010 poll
Dr. Aaron Lerner 18 February 2022

Poll of 1,000 Palestinians residents of eastern Jerusalem conducted by the
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) conducted during
November 2022 and compared to the same poll carried out on 16-30 July 2010
of a sample of the same size. Margin of error is 3%.
For complete results:
https://pcpsr.org/en/node/931

Selected results:

37) If a permanent, two state solution is arrived at, would you prefer to
become a citizen of Palestine or would you prefer to become a citizen of
Israel?
2010 / 2022
1) Definitely citizen of Palestine 52.8 / 52
2) Probably citizen of Palestine 9.9 / 5.5
3) Probably citizen of Israel 8.5 / 24.6
4) Definitely citizen of Israel 15.4 / 11.6
5) (Do not read) DK/NA 13.3 / 6.3

31) When Palestinians and Israelis return to negotiations, the issue of the
sovereignty over East Jerusalem will be discussed. What do you prefer?
Palestinian, Israeli or international sovereignty?
2010 / 2022
1) Palestinian 51.8 / 38
2) Israeli 6.1 / 19.2
3) International 27 / 25.4
4) Other 15.1 / 17.4

30) When you have a problem or need a social assistance, where do you
normally go for relief?
2010 / 2022
1) Offices of the Israeli government 30.6 / 40.2
2) Palestinian NGOs 5.3 / 1.2
3) International organizations 2 / 1.8
4) Palestinian political parties 1.4 / 0.3
5) Family 43.7 / 50.7
6) Religious endowment (waqf) 4.2 / 0.7
7) other (specify 12.8 / 5.1

08) Please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are with each of these
aspects of your life in East Jerusalem.

08-4) The condition of the roads in your neighborhood
2010 / 2022
1) Not satisfied at all 31.8 / 22.2
2) Not satisfied 28.8 / 24.4
3) Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 11.4 / 12.2
4) Satisfied 25.9 / 35.2
5) Very satisfied 2 / 4.9
6) Does not apply, DK/NA 0.2 / 1.1

08-5) The garbage pickup in your neighborhood
2010 / 2022
1) Not satisfied at all 22.4 / 12.4
2) Not satisfied 22.5 / 14.8
3) Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 10.9 / 13
4) Satisfied 42 / 52
5) Very satisfied 1.9 / 7.5
6) DK/NA (do not read) 0.3 / 0.3

08-34) Your access to areas inside the West Bank
2010 / 2022
1) Not satisfied at all 36.4 / 14.1
2) Not satisfied 23.1 / 17.8
3) Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 10.2 / 16
4) Satisfied 24.6 / 42.8
5) Very satisfied 1.9 / 4.9
6) DK/NA (do not read) 0.7 / 1.8
7) Does not apply 3.1 / 2.6

08-35) Your overall standard of living
2010 / 2022
1) Not satisfied at all 16 / 5
2) Not satisfied 16.6 / 11.6
3) Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 31.4 / 27.2
4) Satisfied 33.3 / 53.6
5) Very satisfied 1.9 / 2.5
6) DK/NA (do not read) 0.3 / 0.1
7) Does not apply 0.4 /

13) Tell us to what extent does the following issue represent a problem in
East Jerusalem? Is it a big, small, or no problem at all?
13-1) The level of crime
2010 / 2022
1) Very big problem 72.6 / 47.4
2) Somewhat a problem 11.5 / 15.2
3) A very small problem 7.8 / 13.9
4) Not a problem at all 5.1 / 20.3
5) DK/NA (do not read) 2.7 / 2.8
6) Does not apply (do not read 0.3 / 0.4

13-4) The level of threat and intimidation from Palestinian groups
2010 / 2022
1) Very big problem 14.3 / 20.8
2) Somewhat a problem 6.1 / 7.9
3) Avery small problem 4.8 / 7.7
4) Not a problem at all 47.1 / 38.7
5) DK/NA (do not read) 9.1 / 9.4
6) Does not apply (do not read 18.5 / 15.5

25) If new presidential or parliamentary elections were to take place and
you were given the opportunity to participate, do you wish to participate or
not participate?
2010 / 2022
1) Yes 38.9 / 6.4
2) No 56 / 92.3
3) DK/NA 5.2 / 1.3


38) If your current neighborhood became an internationally recognized part
of Israel, and you were allowed to move to a different home inside the new
state of Palestine, how likely are you to move to a different home inside of
Palestine and to become a citizen of Palestine?
2010 / 2022
1) Certainly will not move 66.2 / 67.2
2) Probably will not move 4.9 / 8.1
3) Not sure 5.2 / 7.1
4) Probably will move 11.1 / 8.6
5) Certainly will move 10.5 / 6.2
6) (Do not read) DK/NA 2.1 / 2.8

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